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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 06:17 UTC | 7 |
| 29 Oct, 06:16 UTC | 7 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMay 2020 | 422 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onAugust 2020 | 17 | 4% | Loses players fast (better than 2% of 7,560 other games) |
| 12 months onMay 2021 | 24 | 5.7% | Loses players fast (better than 12% of 6,584 other games) |
Observation kept 4% of the average players it had at its launch in May 2020 after 3 months and 5.7% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Observation −79% Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 7 | +1 | +8.1% | 14 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 7 | +3 | +62.2% | 23 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 4 | −1 | −11.9% | 13 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 5 | −1 | −23.3% | 16 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 6 | +2 | +54.6% | 19 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 4 | −1 | −14.2% | 14 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 5 | +1 | +10.5% | 17 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 4 | −2 | −31.1% | 14 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 6 | 0 | −4.9% | 22 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 7 | 0 | −4% | 16 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 7 | +1 | +25.3% | 18 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 5 | 0 | −0.9% | 25 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 6 | 0 | +7.5% | 17 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 5 | +1 | +33.6% | 20 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 4 | −1 | −24.6% | 16 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 5 | −1 | −12.6% | 18 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 6 | +2 | +41% | 18 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 4 | −1 | −26.9% | 17 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 6 | +1 | +14.5% | 20 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 5 | 0 | −3.9% | 20 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 5 | 0 | −6.1% | 20 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 5 | 0 | +0.4% | 19 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 5 | −3 | −32.1% | 17 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 8 | +2 | +43.1% | 31 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 6 | −2 | −30.6% | 21 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 8 | +4 | +83.3% | 31 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 4 | −2 | −29.8% | 16 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 6 | −1 | −13.2% | 18 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 7 | 0 | −5.1% | 24 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 8 | +3 | +56.3% | 30 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 5 | −1 | −10.4% | 16 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 5 | +2 | +42.4% | 15 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 4 | −2 | −29.6% | 10 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 5 | 0 | −1.8% | 17 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 6 | −1 | −19.9% | 16 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 7 | +1 | +11.5% | 24 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 6 | −1 | −8.9% | 26 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 7 | +2 | +47.9% | 25 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 5 | −3 | −36.7% | 13 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 7 | +2 | +34.7% | 20 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 5 | −6 | −51.6% | 15 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 11 | +4 | +49.7% | 49 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 7 | 0 | +1.8% | 45 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 7 | +2 | +35.1% | 25 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 5 | −4 | −45.4% | 16 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 10 | 0 | −1.3% | 41 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 10 | +1 | +5.3% | 30 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 10 | +1 | +10% | 38 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 9 | +3 | +58.6% | 38 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 5 | 0 | −8.3% | 16 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 6 | −2 | −26% | 20 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 8 | 0 | −4.5% | 25 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 8 | −13 | −60.4% | 27 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 21 | +16 | +276.7% | 78 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 6 | +2 | +41.5% | 16 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 4 | −3 | −40.9% | 14 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 7 | −3 | −30.2% | 22 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 10 | +1 | +9.4% | 33 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 9 | +1 | +10.5% | 33 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 8 | +1 | +16% | 33 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 7 | +1 | +15.2% | 30 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 6 | −2 | −20.9% | 22 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 8 | −7 | −47.1% | 20 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 14 | −2 | −13.4% | 42 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 17 | −8 | −32% | 58 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 24 | +15 | +165.7% | 135 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 9 | −1 | −7.7% | 26 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 10 | −3 | −21.8% | 42 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 13 | −3 | −19.9% | 51 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 16 | −3 | −16% | 65 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 19 | −3 | −14.4% | 77 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 22 | +10 | +83.8% | 88 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 12 | +2 | +16.2% | 85 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 10 | −7 | −39.8% | 31 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 17 | −23 | −57.6% | 38 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 40 | −23 | −36.3% | 124 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 63 | −359 | −85% | 173 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 422 | — | — | 1,025 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
